Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The teacher was _______ when nobody did the homework.

• A. annoyed
• B. annoying
• C. annoy
• D. annoys

Answer 1

The correct option is A annoyed

In this sentence, we should fill the blank with an adjective which would describe the mood of the teacher. The teacher is the noun here and the adjective before would describe her quality. A descriptive adjective describes qualities of a noun or pronoun, such as smell, taste, texture, appearance, and shape.

Option A: Is a descriptive adjective; it describes someone who is irritated.

Option B: Is also a descriptive adjective but it is referred to people who cause irritation. In this case, the teacher is not causing the irritation, the students are.

Option C: Annoy is a verb

Option D: Annoys is a verb

Option A is correct.